UMBC Retrievers Track & Field

8/14/2008
Former UMBC Athlete Borel-Brown To Compete in 2008 Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China—Former UMBC track and field athlete Cleopatra Borel-Brown is set to represent the island country of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, Aug. 17 in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. Borel-Brown will begin her quest for an Olympic medal in the shot put at 9:10 a.m. Beijing time on Sunday, 9:10 p.m. eastern time on Saturday. With an appearance at the 2008 Games, Borel-Brown will become the first athlete from UMBC to complete in two Olympics.

Track & Field

5/18/2008
Women's 4 x 100m Relay Sets New School Record as UMBC Track and Field Competes at ECAC/IC4A Championships

Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

Track & Field

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

Track & Field

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

5/18/2008
Women's 4 x 100m Relay Sets New School Record as UMBC Track and Field Competes at ECAC/IC4A Championships

PRINCETON, N.J.—The women’s 4 x 100-meter relay of junior Tierra Gregory (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown), and sophomores Tawana Wilson (Yorktown, Va./Tabb), Jennifer Kalkstein (New Kensington, Pa./Burrell/St. Francis (Pa.)) and Britney Foreman (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) set a new school record as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams finished competition at the ECAC/IC4A Championships in Princeton, N.J. on Sunday.

Track & Field

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

Track & Field

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

Track & Field

8/14/2008
Former UMBC Athlete Borel-Brown To Compete in 2008 Beijing Olympics

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

ORONO, Maine—Senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) was named the America East Outdoor Championship Most Outstanding Field Performer for the second straight year as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively at the conference championship meet in Orono, Maine last weekend.

Track & Field

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

Track & Field

8/14/2008
Former UMBC Athlete Borel-Brown To Compete in 2008 Beijing Olympics

Track & Field

5/18/2008
Women's 4 x 100m Relay Sets New School Record as UMBC Track and Field Competes at ECAC/IC4A Championships

5/4/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Gold, Boyd, Kalkstein Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Finishes First Day of Competition at America East Championships

BALTIMORE—Senior Toni Boyd (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) and sophomore Jennifer Kalkstein (New Kensington, Pa./Burrell/St. Francis (Pa.)) set new school records in their respective events, while senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) claimed her first gold medal of the weekend as UMBC track and field completed the first day of the America East Championships in Orono, Maine on Saturday.

Track & Field

8/14/2008
Former UMBC Athlete Borel-Brown To Compete in 2008 Beijing Olympics

Track & Field

5/18/2008
Women's 4 x 100m Relay Sets New School Record as UMBC Track and Field Competes at ECAC/IC4A Championships

Track & Field

5/6/2008
Fauntleroy Claims Field Triple Crown, Most Outstanding Field Award as UMBC Track and Field Finishes Fourth, Fifth at America East Championships

4/26/2008

UMBC Track and Field Competes at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA—The UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams concluded competition at the Penn Relays on Saturday, as the men ran a total of three events on the weekend and the women saw competitors in five events over the course of the three-day event.

4/24/2008

Penn Relays Update Day 1

PHILADELPHIA--The women's track and field team finished the first day of competition at Penn Relays on Thursday, with appearances in five events. The Retrievers fielded teams in the 4 x 100m relay, 4 x 400m relay, 5000-meter run championship, 5000-meter run olympic development, and shot put.

4/19/2008

Fauntleroy and Kalkstein Set New School Records, Women Fourth, Men Fifth as UMBC Track and Field Competes at Bucknell Team Challenge

LEWISBURG, Pa.—Senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) and sophomore Jennifer Kalkstein (New Kensington, Pa./Burrell/St. Francis (Pa.)) set new school record as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Bucknell Team Challenge on Saturday. The women’s team finished fourth overall, amassing 58 points, while the men’s team was fifth with 48 total points.

4/18/2008

UMBC Track and Field Senior Ashley Fauntleroy Named ECAC Player of the Week

BOSTON, Mass.—UMBC track and field senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) has been named the ECAC Division I Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 13, the conference announced Friday.

4/15/2008

UMBC Track and Field Earns Second Straight Performer of the Week as Fauntleroy Earns Women's Field Award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—UMBC track and field senior Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) was named the America East Women’s Field Performer of the Week for the week ending April 14, the conference announced Tuesday.

4/12/2008

Fauntleroy, Boyd Set New Records as UMBC Track and Field Competes at UVA Invite

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Seniors Ashley Fauntleroy (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) and Toni Boyd (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) set new school records as the UMBC men’s and women’s track and field teams finished competition at the University of Virginia Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational on Saturday at Lannigan Field.

9/24/2008
Men's Basketball to Host "Tip-Off" Reception on Saturday, Nov. 8; 1978-79 Team to be Honored
The men’s basketball program will host the annual “Tip-Off” reception on Saturday, Nov. 8. The event will take place in the Skylight Room in the Commons and gets underway at 6:30 p.m. Contact Kevin Gibbons O’Neill at 410-455-1532 or oneillb@umbc.edu for tickets or additional information.
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8/14/2008
Defending America East Champion Retrievers Release 2008 Non-Conference Schedule
Baltimore--UMBC Head Men’s Basketball Coach Randy Monroe has announced the 2008 non-conference portion of the Retrievers’ 2008-09 schedule. The slate features five home games, including a date vs. 2008 NCAA participant American (Dec. 20) and a renewal of the local rivalry between UMBC and Towson (Dec. 3).
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6/10/2008
Cavell Johnson Earns 2008 Male America East Conference Sportmanship Award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- The America East Conference named UMBC men's basketball player Cavell Johnson (Fort Washington, Md.) and Hartford track & field athlete Latasha Jarrett (Ellington, Conn.) its 2008 Male and Female Sportsmanship Award winners on Monday, June 9. Johnson and Jarrett are now automatically eligible for the NCAA Male and Female Sportsmanship Awards to be determined by the NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct in July. To be nominated, an individual or team must have demonstrated consistently the values of caring, fairness, civility, honesty, integrity and responsibility in his or her daily participation in intercollegiate athletics.
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